Fourteen Ekurhuleni youth are set to realise their dreams of becoming qualified drone pilots through the Drone Start-up Accelerator Programme that was launched on Friday.
The Drone Start-up Accelerator Programme is delivered in partnership with Ekurhuleni West College, Small Enterprise Development Agency, the National Youth Development Agency and the Royal HaskoningDHV engineering company.
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Out of the 40 start-ups that participated in the initial phase of the programme, 14 successfully qualified for the next phase of 20-week incubation.
During the 20-week incubation, the start-ups will have to learn to serve the market and to develop solutions to the drone industry.
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